Total Crime Rate

85.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 85.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.7 7/10
  • Burglary 13.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Windermere Close area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Gainsborough , and the 164th highest crime rate of 432 local areas in Ipswich .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Windermere Close (IP3 0RU) in the last 12 months was 85.0 per 1,000 residents and was 11.2% lower than the Gainsborough average (95.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 39.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 137.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Windermere Close (IP3 0RU), the main crime hotspot is near Brazier'S Wood Road. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Windermere Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queensberry Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mildmay Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maybury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boyton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boyton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queensberry Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queensberry Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Queensberry Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Henry Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Henry Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maybury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mildmay Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brazier'S Wood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Windermere Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windermere Close
Sep 2025Other crime Brazier'S Wood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Brazier'S Wood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Nightingale Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Nightingale Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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